Pentax K-5 IIs vs Sony RX10

Below is a extended review of the Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony RX10, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Pentax and Sony. The resolution of the K-5 IIs (16MP) and the RX10 (20MP) is relatively close but the K-5 IIs (APS-C) and RX10 (1") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The K-5 IIs was brought out 9 months prior to the RX10 which means that they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the K-5 IIs grades versus the RX10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-5 IIs has got outer dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) while the Sony RX10 has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Check out the Pentax K-5 IIs and Sony RX10 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the K-5 IIs compared to the RX10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the K-5 IIs and RX10 is 60 and 58 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements just by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the K-5 IIs and RX10.

As you can see, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-5 IIs featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 will provide you with extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older K-5 IIs will be behind with regard to sensor technology.